Agenda for January 12, 2015

City Council Chambers, 440 Civic Center Plaza

Refreshments are available at 6:45 preceding the meeting. Tonight’s refreshments were provided by Point Richmond and Santa Fe.

1.  CALL TO ORDER   1

2.  PRESIDENT’S REPORT   2

3.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 18 GENERAL MEETING   2

4.  INTRODUCTIONS & NEIGHBORHOOD REPORTS: (One person will give your Neighborhood Council report)   15

5.  ANNOUNCEMENTS: RNCC PIO GARLAND ELLIS   5       If you have an announcement for any group other than your neighborhood council, please give the information to our PIO, Garland Ellis (gellis@copper.net).  Garland will make the announcement.  If the information is presented to Garland at or before the meeting, your announcement will go in the file circulated during the meeting.

6.  REPORTS FROM CITY STAFF:

Public Works Department: Yader Bermudez (510-231-3008)   3/5**

Engineering Services: Tawfic Halaby (510-307-8091)   3/5

City Manager’s Office: Rochelle Monk (510-620-6512)   5/3

Mayor’s Office: Nicole Valentino (510-620-6503)   3/2

Police Department: Chief Chris Magnus (510-620-6655)   7/5

Fire Department: Fire Marshall Terry Harris (510-307-8031)   3/2

Planning Department: Hector Lopez (510-620-6702)   3/2

Code Enforcement: Tim Higares (510-620-6508)   7/5

** 3 minutes for presentation/5 minutes for questions.  (We arrive at this point in the Agenda at approximately 8:30 pm)

7.  THE BREAK   5 minutes

8.  PRESENTATIONS:  Tyler Hester, Teach for America   3/2

9.  OLD BUSINESS:

10. NEW BUSINESS:

11. ADJOURN

NEXT GENERAL MEETING:  Monday, February 9

Refreshments at the February meeting to be provided by Iron Triangle and Richmond Heights